Productivity and ergonomic risk in human based production systems: A job-rotation scheduling model

G. Mossa, F. Boenzi, S. Digiesi, G. Mummolo and V.A. Romano

International Journal of Production Economics, 2016, vol. 171, issue P4, 471-477

Abstract: The competitiveness of modern manufacturing systems is based on a high production rate and a high level of flexibility. Despite the high level of automation achieved in production systems, flexibility is often provided by human dexterity and the cognitive capabilities of the workforce, as in assembly lines. In the case of repetitive manual tasks, workers are exposed to the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In these contexts, a high production rate leads to high physical workload, and job rotation is adopted in order to reduce the ergonomic risk. Traditionally, ergonomics and human performance issues have been investigated separately. However, in the design and scheduling of human-based manufacturing systems, a reliable description of human components is required in order to jointly evaluate production system performance and assess workers׳ risk of MSDs

Keywords: Job rotation; Human workload balancing; UL-WMSDs; OCRA; Mathematical programming; Automotive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.06.017

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